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Europe's Problem Is the Euro

Why Germany deserves some of the blame for Europe's economic crisis.

The Perils of Militarized Diplomacy

As American power wanes, Washington is running out of ways to influence small European democracies.

Hungary and the Reversibility of Liberal Democracy

Hungary is steadily backing away from its democratic principles. Is the United States next?

Havel, Kim, and the Uncertain Road to Political Stability

One was a symbol of triumphant freedom, the other of authoritarian power and brutality. What we should learn from Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong-il.

Springtime for Merkel and Germany

Why Germany's position of power is raising doubts and fears across Europe. 

The End of the Euro?

The news for Europe keeps getting worse.

Debasing Nazism

Ahmadinejad is not Hitler. Iran is not Nazi Germany. Neocons and Israeli right-wingers must stop crying wolf.

The Return of the German Problem

Having once ravaged Europe, Germany now has the chance to rescue it. Will it seize the opportunity? Or will it remain a captive of its dark history?

Carlos and the Fungibility of Radical Ideology

Be it radical Marxism or radical Islamism, ideology only takes one so far. There's more to understanding what makes terrorists tick.

A House That Bismarck Built

Jonathan Steinberg’s new biography depicts a Bismarck rife with contradictions. Still, it comes dangerously close to conflating the mad Junker’s cautious conservatism with the führer’s nihilism. There is more to Germany than destiny alone.

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February 13, 2012